Best Amnesty International UK Podcasts (2025)

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Sarah Kendall 'It's the happiest I've been all festival' 20:31

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11y ago20:31

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We caught up with Sarah Kendall in Brooks Bar at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was performing her latest show, 'Touchdown'. We find out why you shouldn't shake up your set even after 35 shows, she reveals how she practices the rudest thing you can do on Twitter! And why she doesn't mess around with her stage 'uniform'. Find out more about our …

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Sarah Kendall 'It's the happiest I've been all festival' 20:31

11y ago20:31

20:31

We caught up with Sarah Kendall in Brooks Bar at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was performing her latest show, 'Touchdown'. We find out why you shouldn't shake up your set even after 35 shows, she reveals how she practices the rudest thing you can do on twitter! And why she doesn't mess around with her stage 'uniform'.…

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Felicity Ward 'This is the worst thing I've ever done' 41:50

11y ago41:50

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We caught up with Felicity Ward in Abbatoir Bar at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was performing her latest stand-up show 'The Iceberg'. She talks us through one of the worst gigs she ever played, how terrifying her first 12 minutes of stand-up comedy were, and getting her comeuppance on a radio show. Find out more about our work supportin…

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Felicity Ward 'This is the worst thing I've ever done' 41:50

11y ago41:50

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We caught up with Felicity Ward in Abbatoir Bar at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was performing her latest stand-up show 'The Iceberg'. She talks us through one of the worst gigs she ever played, how terrifying her first 12 minutes of stand-up comedy were, and getting her comeuppance on a radio show.…

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Tiffany Stevenson 'I just accidentally head-butted someone in the front row' 33:46

11y ago33:46

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We had a chat with Tiffany Stevenson in the Loft Bar at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, fresh from performing her show 'Optimist'. Tiff reveals the first time she recognised sexism at age 14, she talks about the importance of 'punching up' when you're telling jokes, and finally - the secret waterslide confession she wishes she'd kept to herself! F…

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Tiffany Stevenson 'I just accidentally head-butted someone in the front row' 33:45

11y ago33:45

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We had a chat with Tiffany Stevenson in the Loft Bar at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, fresh from performing her show 'Optimist'. Tiff reveals the first time she recognised sexism at age 14, she talks about the importance of 'punching up' when you're telling jokes, and finally - the secret waterslide confession she wishes she'd kept to herself!…

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Jeremy Hardy ‘Power needs to be restrained’ 15:49

11y ago15:49

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The vastly experienced and talented Jeremy Hardy talks to us backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London about Twitter, politics, why he should never be allowed to be in a position of power and the incredible lies that his grandmother told him. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Marcus Brigstocke ‘It’s all about me’ 23:34

11y ago23:34

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Listen to renowned comedian, satirist and ski jumper, Marcus Brigstocke tell us how he’d love to do more reality TV despite the injuries, perils of performing while on crutches and the ups and (sometimes very fast) downs of life as a comedian. It’s a slippery slope (No!. ed) Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amne…

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Lucy Porter ‘Don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks’ 16:55

11y ago16:55

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We invited ourselves round to Lucy Porter’s palatial temporary home in Edinburgh where she's been performing her latest show 'Me Time' to talk about her new play, her love of shocking comedy and what it's like to perform to a room full of babies. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Phill Jupitus ‘Society has become less tolerant’ 20:12

11y ago20:12

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Listen to poet, actor, cartoonist and of course comedian, Phill Jupitus, chat to us about overcoming rejection early on in his career, his altar ego Porky the Poet and the power of comedy to change absolutely nothing at all whatsoever. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Mark Steel ‘Folkestone is different to Margate’ 20:55

11y ago20:55

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Backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London Mark Steel tells us about the easiest standing ovation he ever got, soulless football stadiums and how FIFA don’t give a flying Pukka for the game. He also chats to us about his bid to uncover idiosyncrasies of every place he tours. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at w…

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Tony Law ‘I’m bringing back the unitard with tassles’ 32:16

11y ago32:16

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Delve into the hilarious and rambling mind of Canadian stand up Tony Law as he reveals his surprising talent for performing World War II aircraft impressions and chats about training dogs to play pool. Plus interpretive dance, costume design and being upstaged by a couple of five-year-olds. The young have no respect these days. Find out more about …

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Zoe Lyons ‘I don’t like big groups of people’ 7:02

11y ago7:02

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Listen to stand up and Mock the Week regular Zoe Lyons tell us why she's choosey about festivals, reminisce about her worst moment on stage and perfecting her turkey in an oven impression. She also reveals her belief that in the right hands, comedy can make people think differently. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at …

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Kevin Day ‘Disgraceful the World Cup went to Russia and Qatar’ 18:01

11y ago18:01

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We joined comedian Kevin Day fresh from performing his show 'Stand Uppy' at The Balham Comedy Festival in London where he told us about a typical day in the life of a comedy writer, and reveals his views on racism in football and the controversial subject of FIFA’s stinking decision to award the world cup to Qatar. Find out more about our work supp…

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Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’ 18:33

11y ago18:33

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat to the extremely funny stand up and novelist Mary Bourke. She reveals her thoughts on the rape jokes, the power of a dress and heels and dispels a few myths on heckling. She also explains how you never want to upset an audience in Glasgow. Find out more about our work supporting free…

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Lucy Porter ‘Don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks’ 16:54

11y ago16:54

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We invited ourselves round to Lucy Porter’s palatial temporary home in Edinburgh where she's been performing her latest show 'Me Time' to talk about her new play, her love of shocking comedy and what it's like to perform to a room full of babies.By Amnesty International UK

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Reginald D Hunter 'The Enterprise has been diverted' 21:00

11y ago21:00

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to have a chuckle with the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. He reveals how he started out as an actor and only got into comedy because of a dare and discusses his latest BBC documentary. We also discuss Britain' Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Shappi Khorsandi 'Come back everyone I've figured it out' 13:49

11y ago13:49

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We caught up with Shappi as she stepped off the stage after performing her show 'Because I'm Shappi...' at the Edinburgh festival. She fills us in on the unusual occurrences during that nights show; weird noises, ghosts and an unwelcome hug to name a few. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Tim Vine 'I'm daydreaming again Tim' 24:11

11y ago24:11

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to chat with comedian and star of 'Not Going Out' Tim Vine. We find out about his new show, musically entitled 'Timtiminee, Timtiminee, Tim Tim to you'. We also hear his thoughts on England's disappointing exit from the World Cup. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.a…

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Rob Newman 'I'm available for shenanigans' 26:03

11y ago26:03

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We sat down with Rob Newman at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat with the deep thinking comedian. He told us about his one hour show 'New Theory of Evolution' and his trepidation at returning to the Edinburgh festival after a seven year break. Find out more about our work supporting free speech and comedy at www.amnesty.org.uk…

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Richard Herring 'A humiliating and upsetting experience' 36:16

11y ago36:16

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival 2014 to catch up with the pioneer of the podcast. Fresh from performing his new show 'Lord of the dance settee', he reminisces on his most memorable podcast moments, including some unexpected answers from Stephen Fry. He also defends fellow comedian Frankie Boyle and his own material on the holocaust …

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Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’ 18:33

11y ago18:33

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat to the extremely funny stand up and novelist Mary Bourke. She reveals her thoughts on the rape jokes, the power of a dress and heels and dispels a few myths on heckling. She also explains how you never want to upset an audience in Glasgow.…

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Marcus Brigstocke ‘It’s all about me’ 23:34

11y ago23:34

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Listen to renowned comedian, satirist and ski jumper, Marcus Brigstocke tell us how he’d love to do more reality TV despite the injuries, perils of performing while on crutches and the ups and (sometimes very fast) downs of life as a comedian. It’s a slippery slope (No!. ed)By Amnesty International UK

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Tony Law ‘I’m bringing back the unitard with tassles’ 32:16

11y ago32:16

32:16

Delve into the hilarious and rambling mind of Canadian stand up Tony Law as he reveals his surprising talent for performing World War II aircraft impressions and chats about training dogs to play pool. Plus interpretive dance, costume design and being upstaged by a couple of five-year-olds. The young have no respect these days.…

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Reginald D Hunter 'The Enterprise has been diverted' 21:00

11y ago21:00

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to have a chuckle with the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. He reveals how he started out as an actor and only got into comedy because of a dare and discusses his latest BBC documentary. We also discuss Britain's pride in it's sarcasm and comic traditions and his hilarious extended family.…

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Mark Steel ‘Folkestone is different to Margate’ 20:55

11y ago20:55

20:55

Backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London Mark Steel tells us about the easiest standing ovation he ever got, soulless football stadiums and how FIFA don’t give a flying Pukka for the game. He also chats to us about his bid to uncover idiosyncrasies of every place he tours.By Amnesty International UK

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Kevin Day ‘Disgraceful the World Cup went to Russia and Qatar’ 18:01

11y ago18:01

18:01

We joined comedian Kevin Day fresh from performing his show 'Stand Uppy' at The Balham Comedy Festival in London where he told us about a typical day in the life of a comedy writer, and reveals his views on racism in football and the controversial subject of FIFA’s stinking decision to award the world cup to Qatar.…

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Tim Vine 'I'm daydreaming again Tim' 24:11

11y ago24:11

24:11

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to chat with comedian and star of 'Not Going Out' Tim Vine. We find out about his new show, musically entitled 'Timtiminee, Timtiminee, Tim Tim to you'. We also hear his thoughts on England's disappointing exit from the World Cup and how he and fellow comedian Terry Alderton have perfected the art of …

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Richard Herring 'A humiliating and upsetting experience' 36:16

11y ago36:16

36:16

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival 2014 to catch up with the pioneer of the podcast. Fresh from performing his new show 'Lord of the dance settee', he reminisces on his most memorable podcast moments, including some unexpected answers from Stephen Fry. He also defends fellow comedian Frankie Boyle and his own material on the holocaust …

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Jeremy Hardy ‘Power needs to be restrained’ 15:49

11y ago15:49

15:49

The vastly experienced and talented Jeremy Hardy talks to us backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London about Twitter, politics, why he should never be allowed to be in a position of power and the incredible lies that his grandmother told him.By Amnesty International UK

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Zoe Lyons ‘I don’t like big groups of people’ 7:02

11y ago7:02

7:02

Listen to stand up and Mock the Week regular Zoe Lyons tell us why she's choosey about festivals, reminisce about her worst moment on stage and perfecting her turkey in an oven impression. She also reveals her belief that in the right hands, comedy can make people think differently.By Amnesty International UK

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Rob Newman 'I'm available for shenanigans' 26:03

11y ago26:03

26:03

We sat down with Rob Newman at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat with the deep thinking comedian. He told us about his one hour show 'New Theory of Evolution' and his trepidation at returning to the Edinburgh festival after a seven year break.By Amnesty International UK

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Phill Jupitus ‘Society has become less tolerant’ 19:58

11y ago19:58

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Listen to poet, actor, cartoonist and of course comedian, Phill Jupitus, chat to us about overcoming rejection early on in his career, his altar ego Porky the Poet and the power of comedy to change absolutely nothing at all whatsoever.By Amnesty International UK

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Julian Clary - It's Cool To Be Gay 3:08

11+ y ago3:08

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Recorded during Amnesty's run of Secret Comedy Podcast shows at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival, Julian Clary sings a very important message.By Amnesty International UK

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Full Score by Gypsy's Anchor (Gyngell & Hood Mix) 4:11

12y ago4:11

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The winner of Amnesty International UK's protest song competition - Full Score is written and performed by Gypsy's Anchor from Truro + Penwith College, Cornwall. Find out more about this year's competition and how you can enter this year at http://amn.st/AIyouthProduced by Steve Brown www.stevebrown.info Recorded by Paul Cradik at Goodmerry Farm St…

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BBC Radio 1's Make Some Noise: 3 min version 2:59

12y ago2:59

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A quick preview of Radio 1's Make Some Noise! documentary, asking whether the protest song is dead, and featuring our Amnesty Youth Award songwriting winners. Find out more at www.amnesty.org.uk/youthawardsBy Amnesty International UK

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #15 - Tanyalee Davis, Lee Mack, Paul Foot + more 24:23

12y ago24:23

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In the last of our Secret Comedy Podcasts recorded live at this year's Edinburgh Festival we have extra bits that we just couldn't squeeze into the other shows, including stand up from Tanyalee Davis, Paul Foot and David Morgan. Plus we chat to Lee Mack about his first ride and Tim Fitzhigham tells Mark Dolan about sailing across the English Channe…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #14 - Adam Hills, Felicity Ward, Terry Alderton + more 29:50

12y ago29:50

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Adam Hills host our penultimate Secret Comedy podcast recorded live at this year's Edinburgh Festival with new stand up from some of our favourite guests from the last four weeks including Terry Alderton, Caroline Rhea, Felicity Ward, Ben Van de Velde, John Lloyd and Abandoman. There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is such a thing a…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #13 - Ronnie Chieng, Tumi Morake, Johnny Walker + more 28:48

12y ago28:48

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Veteran broadcaster Johnny Walker chats to our host Mark Dolan about free speech, Tumi Morake talks about the state of freedom of expression in South Africa and Barry from Watford talks about taking things into his own hands. Plus stand up from Ronnie Chieng on some of the lesser known things China has invented and Richard Gadd, who has had a tough…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #12 - Tig Notaro, Janeane Garafolo, Shaun Keaveny + more 29:20

12y ago29:20

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Janeane Garafolo tells our host Mark Dolan about seeing the light and Tig Notaro reveals what kept her laughing through cancer. Plus we've got sketch comedy from Foil, Arms and Hogg on the joys of Ryan Air and stand up from Matt Okine on how to make good toast and Shaun Keaveny on being addicted to Breaking Bad, a show about addiction. There may be…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #11 - Julian Clary, Alexei Sayle, Reginald D. Hunter + more 25:43

12y ago25:43

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In the second of our two special shows hosted by Julian Clary, the great Alexei Sayle reminisces about making the oft-overlooked Carry on Coloumbus. Reginald D. Hunter lays bare the importance of an honest sex education and Julian shares his tips for making love to a woman. Plus we have hilarious sketch comedy from Jigsaw and Brian Kennedy plays us…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #10 - Julian Clary, Al Murray, Carl Donnelly + more 29:57

12y ago29:57

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In the first of two special podcasts hosted by Julian Clary, Al Murray tells us what the Pub Landlord thinks of the Euro and Helen Arney sings about the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis. There is also stand-up from Al Lubel who discovers himself live on stage, Carl Donnelly who reminds us of an important Lesson from the Bible that heterosexual relationsh…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #09 - Alan Davies, Jess Fostekew, Tim Vine + more 31:20

12y ago31:20

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Our host and big fan of free content Alan Davies chats to Tim Vine about being middle children and they test their knowledge of Monopoly while Keith Farnan talks about the death penalty and gay rights. Plus we've got stand up from Chris Martin on playing practical jokes on animals, Jess Fosteke on one of the finest of our nation's B&Bs and Mike Woz…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #08 - John Moloney, Diane Spencer, Mark Dolan + more 29:15

12y ago29:15

29:15

Mark Dolan chats to our new host John Moloney about being brought up by drunken strangers and Alfie Moore talks about being a real life secret policeman. Plus stand up from Lee Camp on the rights we have given up in the name of the 'War on Terror', Diane Spencer on being a victim of racism and lyrical shaman Beardyman plays us out. There may be no …

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #07 - Michael Che, Sean Hughes, Shirley and Shirley + more 25:35

12y ago25:35

25:35

THIS IS SPECIAL! One of the best US comics around Michael Che poses a big decision for a goat. Dan Nightingale asks what is the only thing better than cheese? Sean Hughes thinks back to a time before the Internet and former strip club manager Brett Goldstein talks about giving up porn. Plus, with sketch comedy from the brilliant Shirley and Shirley…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #06 - Jo Caulfield, Stephen K Amos, Lloyd Langford + more 29:22

12y ago29:22

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Our latest host Jo Caulfield introduces stand up from Lloyd Langford reminiscing about a romantic weekend in Paris, Terry Alderton reminds us how ignorance can be bliss especially when it comes to One Direction and Stephen K Amos reveals why comfortable shoes aren't always a fashion statement. Plus sketch comedy from The Ginge, The Geordie and the …

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #05 - Mary Bourke, Jason Byrne, Mark Thomas + more 29:41

12y ago29:41

29:41

In episode five Josh Widdicombe makes a mess, Mark Thomas reveals to Christian O'Connell which political party he'd least like to make a donation to and Jason Byrne tells us about being upstaged by Chris Hoy. Plus we've got stand up from Muffragette Mary Bourke on the best time of day to log on to MumsNet and Benny Boot on when you are at your most…

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #04 - Sandi Toksvig, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter + more 27:24

12y ago27:24

27:24

Christian O'Connell hosts episode four of our podcast live from Edinburgh with Sandi Toksvig on why she won't be competing in the Winter Olympics, John Lloyd on Sandi Tosvig [not literally, Ed.] and Lucy Porter exposes the personal grooming tactics of male celbs. Plus we have stand up from Eric Lampaert on the close nit community of Milton Keynes, …

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Secret Comedy Podcast 2013 #03 - Greg Proops, Janey Godley, Andrew Maxwell + more 29:16

12y ago29:16

29:16

Recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival we've got stand up from Janey Godley, Ivo Graham and Neil Delamare plus Greg Proops explains evolution, Fred MacAulay takes pride in Scottish pride and Andrew Maxwell where fans of extreme theatre should be booking their holidays. There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is such a thing as a free…

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Who are Amnesty International 2:13

12y ago2:13

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Amnesty is a movement of ordinary people from around the world standing up for humanity and human rights. This short film shows you how... and why. Get involved at amnesty.org.uk/joinBy Amnesty International UK